Concetta Tomei

Biography

Concetta Tomei is an American actress who came to acting from teaching, building a stage career before becoming a familiar face on television. Born in Kenosha, Wisconsin, she spent four years as a teacher, then studied at the Goodman School of Drama and worked for Houston's Alley Theatre before settling in New York. She joined the original casts of Off-Broadway shows such as Cloud Nine and The Normal Heart, won New York's Bayfield Shakespearean award for Richard III at the New York Shakespeare Festival, and appeared on Broadway in The Elephant Man alongside David Bowie. On television she played Major Lila Garreau on China Beach, Lynda Hansen across 63 episodes of Providence, and had recurring parts on L.A. Law, Falcon Crest and Picket Fences. Her films include Murder in Three Acts (1986) and Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead (1991).

80years old

Turns 81 on December 30in 78 days

Born December 30, 1945Kenosha
Star sign: CapricornThe sign runs December 22 to January 19

Movie Career

Films: 5
Career span: 17 years1986 to 2003

Every film, newest first

2003View from the TopIMDb rating 5.3
1997Out to SeaIMDb rating 6.1
1993Twenty BucksIMDb rating 6.3
1991Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's DeadIMDb rating 6.4
1986Murder in Three ActsIMDb rating 6.2

Genres

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A change of course
Concetta Tomei earned an education degree from the University of Wisconsin and taught for four years before she decided to pursue her love of theater at the Goodman School of Drama at the Art Institute of Chicago.

Concetta Tomei movies on Netflix

View from the Top2003IMDb rating 5.3as Mrs. Stewart
Out to Sea1997IMDb rating 6.1as Madge
Twenty Bucks1993IMDb rating 6.3as Sam's Mother
Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead1991IMDb rating 6.4as Mom
Murder in Three Acts1986IMDb rating 6.2as Janet Crisp

Worked with

Concetta Tomei shares two films with Christina Applegate, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Christina Applegate

Steve Buscemi

Christopher Lloyd

Jon Polito

Tony Curtis

Mark RuffaloStephen HerekDirector, 1 film Bruno BarretoDirector, 1 film

Martha CoolidgeDirector, 1 film

Films together

Christina Applegate2 films together, 1991 to 2003
Christina Applegate's page
- View from the Top2003IMDb rating 5.3Tomei as Mrs. StewartApplegate as Christine Montgomery
- Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead1991IMDb rating 6.4Tomei as MomApplegate as Swell
Steve Buscemi1 film together, 1993
Steve Buscemi's page
- Twenty Bucks1993IMDb rating 6.3Tomei as Sam's MotherBuscemi as Frank
Christopher Lloyd1 film together, 1993
Christopher Lloyd's page
- Twenty Bucks1993IMDb rating 6.3Tomei as Sam's MotherLloyd as Jimmy
Jon Polito1 film together, 2003
Jon Polito's page
- View from the Top2003IMDb rating 5.3Tomei as Mrs. StewartPolito as Roy Roby
Tony Curtis1 film together, 1986
Tony Curtis's page
- Murder in Three Acts1986IMDb rating 6.2Tomei as Janet CrispCurtis as Charles Cartwright
Mark Ruffalo1 film together, 2003
Mark Ruffalo's page
- View from the Top2003IMDb rating 5.3Tomei as Mrs. StewartRuffalo as Ted Stewart
Stephen HerekDirector, 1 film, 1991
All films by Stephen Herek
- Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead1991IMDb rating 6.4Tomei as Mom
Bruno BarretoDirector, 1 film, 2003
All films by Bruno Barreto
- View from the Top2003IMDb rating 5.3Tomei as Mrs. Stewart
Martha CoolidgeDirector, 1 film, 1997
All films by Martha Coolidge
- Out to Sea1997IMDb rating 6.1Tomei as Madge

Online

Official profiles and reference pages.

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